It's snowing again, but this time it's not heavy snow falling in clumps.
Instead, there were scattered snowflakes, and from time to time, they were blown pitifully by the sudden slanting wind.
Of course, the chaos of wind and snow outside did not affect the warmth of the people inside the house.
On the big red bed, Lou Luhui lay sideways and hugged his sleeping wife.
Two hours later, he was still shocked and heart-burned by the good news that he and Tiantian had a child.
It's really too fast.
It was so fast that it seemed unreal, like a dream.
Especially at this moment, looking at his wife's rosy cheeks while sleeping, his heart felt indescribably soft.
He even had an urge to not go out and to stay with her forever, always worrying that his childish wife would stumble and fall where he couldn't see.
But reality did not allow it. Lou Luhui glanced at the time on his watch again and knew that he could not delay any longer. There were still things waiting for him to deal with in the army, so he had to force himself to leave the land of comfort.
I didn't want to be so cautious anymore, but I still disturbed people when I sat up and lifted the quilt.
Hearing his wife's groaning, Lou Luhui quickly turned around, only to see that his wife, who had just been nestled in his arms, had now turned over and changed her position.
She raised her hands to both sides of her cheeks in a gesture of surrender, and her right leg was curled up.
He had long discovered that his wife had no rules when sleeping. It was fine when she was held in his arms, but if she was alone, she could sleep from the head to the foot of the bed, and she especially liked to get under the quilt.
Lou Luhui leaned over to adjust her hands and feet, but when he stretched out his hand, he found that because of the action of raising her arms, a small part of her fair and slender waist and abdomen was exposed.
Suddenly, he stopped covering the quilt, then leaned over and gave a kiss to that tender white spot without any sexy meaning.
It’s unbelievable that Tiantian, who is so thin that he can easily lift her up with one hand, is actually pregnant.
Their child was conceived in this place that is not even as big as a hand.
"Old Lou, is this true? I heard that my sister-in-law is pregnant?" When Lou Luhui walked into the office with a beaming smile on his face, he was met with words from his old friend, which shattered all his pride.
He frowned: "Who told you that?"
Seeing that his attitude was not right, Zhou Jianshe also stopped smiling and asked in confusion: "Ah? Not pregnant? Then who spread the news? The whole army knows about it, right? Hey! Isn't this immoral? Damn it, if I find out who it is, I will beat him to death."
Lou Luhui pinched his brows. It seemed that his plan to keep it secret for three months before announcing it had failed.
"No, I have to find out which bastard spread this news." Zhou Jianshe was very angry. After saying this, he hurried out.
Lou Lu replied helplessly: "Come back, your sister-in-law is pregnant."
Zhou Jianshe froze while touching the door handle. He turned around and asked in disbelief, "Who are you showing this gloomy face to? Are you unhappy that your sister-in-law is pregnant?"
"Get lost, I'm very happy, what are you thinking about?" Lou Luhui made himself a cup of tea, sat on the stool and drank it slowly.
Seeing this, Zhou Jianshe also quickly made himself a cup: "Then what did you mean by your dark face just now?"
Lou Luhui narrowed his eyes and said, "You don't understand. I heard that it's best not to announce the pregnancy to the public in the first three months."
Hearing this, Zhou Jianshe was speechless. He really didn't expect that his old friend actually believed this.
But since it wasn't someone else's malicious spread, he stopped getting angry and instead smiled and raised his teacup to him: "Brother, congratulations."
Lou Lu curled his lips and raised his head back, smiling happily.
Seeing him so happy, Zhou Jianshe felt envious but also jealous.
My good brother has changed a lot after getting married. It’s not obvious at work, but whenever he mentions his sister-in-law, he becomes softer.
Zhou Jian crossed his legs and leaned back in his chair. "Since my sister-in-law is pregnant, you should come less often these days. I'll keep an eye on her. Anyway, it's New Year's Eve and there's nothing to do."
Lou Luhui nodded, and didn't bother to be polite with his friend. He really didn't feel comfortable with his wife being alone at home. At least when she was just getting pregnant and not used to it, he wanted to be with her more. "That's what I was planning to do too. I'll go say hello to Wang Lu later."
As he spoke, he seemed to remember something. He put down the cup, sat up straight, and picked up the phone.
"To announce the good news to the family?"
"Well, I was planning to talk about it three months later." Speaking of this, Lou Luhui still felt a little resentful.
He first called his father-in-law to report the good news. He originally wanted to try his luck. After all, the day after tomorrow was New Year's Day. Maybe his father-in-law had returned to Chaoyang Village and was no longer in Yaogang Police Station.
Unexpectedly, he was lucky. His father-in-law was working on the final summary report before the New Year and planned to take the fourth daughter and youngest son home in the afternoon.
Lou Luhui first greeted his father-in-law respectfully in advance and exchanged pleasantries before telling him the good news that Tiantian was pregnant.
As expected, the father-in-law on the other end of the phone laughed heartily. The father-in-law and son-in-law, who had never met each other, congratulated each other across the telephone line.
Finally, Lou Luhui also had separate phone calls with his fourth sister-in-law Tian Xue and his brother-in-law Xiang Yang.
Of course, he talked to Tian Xue for a few more words. After all, his brother-in-law was still too young. He knew that his wife was thinking about her younger brothers and sisters at home, so he told the clever fourth sister-in-law what to pay attention to when she returned home.
"Who? My sister-in-law's youngest sister?" Zhou Jianshe asked with raised eyebrows when he saw his friend hang up the phone with a smile.
"Yes, the little girl is very clever." Lou Lu responded and called his father again.
After the call was connected, he went straight to the point because of limited time: "Dad, I wish you a happy new year in advance. I didn't wish you a happy new year in previous years because I didn't get married. Well, you guessed right, it was indeed Tiantian who asked me to call you, otherwise your son really wouldn't remember. Haha, your daughter-in-law is not here, okay, I will pass on the message. By the way, Dad, Tiantian asked me to wish you, mom and big sister a happy new year in advance, and also told me that you have grandchildren. Dad? Dad? Can you hear me? Dad?"
Just when Lou Luhui was wondering if the signal was bad, he heard his father's calm voice on the other end of the phone: "You said, your daughter-in-law is pregnant?"
"Yes, one and a half months."
"Okay, I get it. Take good care of your daughter-in-law. I'll ask your mother to pack some suitable supplies for pregnant women and send them over in the next two days."
Lou Luhui was not surprised to hear the call was hung up, because his father had always been so calm and unmoved.
However, he didn't know that his so-called calm father laughed out loud after hanging up the phone, shocking the guards Xiao Li and Xiao Zhang who were standing outside the door so much that they looked at each other in astonishment.
Zhou Jianshe was curious: "Did your sister-in-law ask you to make the call?"
Lou Lu nodded: "She asked me to hit her."
At this point, he looked at his old friend again and kindly gave him a rare reminder: "When you get married, for things like this, whether it was your wife who asked you to do it or not, you should say that it was your wife who asked you to do it."
"Why?"
"You deserve not to be able to find a wife. Is there any need to ask? Of course, it is to promote harmony between the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law." Lou Lu replied with a smug look of an experienced person.
His brother had become so different that he didn't recognize him anymore. Zhou Jianse wiped his face speechlessly, "What's your reaction, uncle? Is he also very happy?"
"Of course, but he has to save face." Lou Lu stood up, went out to wash the teacup, came back to tidy up the things on the table, and then put on his hat and went out.
After walking a few steps, he saw Zhou Jianshe following him. He stopped and looked at him and asked, "Are you going with me to find Wang Lu?"
Zhou Jianshe raised his eyebrows: "Yes, something happened."
Lou Luhui sincerely suggested: "Why don't you go later?"
"Why?"
Seeing that his friend hadn't reacted yet, Lou Luhui sighed helplessly: "Me! I'm a month older than you, but I'm married and have children."
"I know, fuck, it's over. I've been having a hard time lately. Brigade Wang is going to scold me to death. Old Lou, you'd better not ask for leave. I'll regret it, okay?"
Hearing this, Lou Lu ran straight to the brigade commander's office without looking back.
"Hey! Speak up, I won't take your place anymore."
"It doesn't matter if Wang Lu does this. Your mother will call you tomorrow at the latest. Just get used to it." The relationship between the two families has been very good for so many years. With his mother's personality, she will definitely tell the good news everywhere.
"Fuck, I'm used to you!"
Lou Luhui turned back proudly, with a provocative look on his face: "Then do you still want to follow me to find Wang Lu?"
"Beast!" Zhou Jianshe, who was bald from being urged to get married, uttered these two words, turned around and walked away with a dark face.
Of course, Lou Luhui’s smug expression didn’t last long.
The scene changed, and he was seen sitting in Wang Lu's office, with a wooden face and uncertain questioning: "Wang Lu, what did you just say?"
"I say, the little girl from the Tian family, the one who works as a nurse at the health station, her name is Tian Xin. Your aunt said she is a good girl. What do you think about introducing my son Lin Kun or Lin Yao to her?"
Lou Lu replied, "Isn't this inappropriate?" A smiling tiger and a firecracker, the honest character of the third sister, who is not much bigger than a rabbit, will be bullied to death? Didn't she reject it politely once before? Why are you asking again? It's so embarrassing.
Wang Lu glared: "What's wrong with that?"
Of course, it was not easy to say what he really thought, so Lou Lu replied tactfully: "My third sister is only 16 years old."
"She'll be 17 soon, right? We're not getting married right away. We just want the two children to have some time to interact with each other." If it's suitable, you can get engaged first. We can also wait until the girl is 20 to get married.
Wang Lu really wanted to get married.
Before little girl Tian Xin came to the army, he had mentioned this to his wife as a joke.
Unexpectedly, his wife remembered it. After Tian Xin came over, she intentionally contacted the girl several times.
Later, when she came home, she said that she was a very down-to-earth and sincere girl, who was especially able to endure hardships, and had goals for the future. Most importantly, she was a person who knew how to be grateful.
As for people, it’s okay if they have a decent background, but good character is hard to find.
Of course, he did not deny that, in addition to thinking that Tian Xin was a good girl, he also had selfish motives in wanting his son to marry her.
In Wang Lu's eyes, no matter whether it is Chen Gang who came from the countryside, or Lou Luhui who has a wealthy family, they are both powerful characters with outstanding abilities and will have good future development.
If my son could become brothers-in-law with these two guys, and with his relationship involved, they would be able to support each other better in the future.
It's just that the little girl is too young to take action.
But if Tian Xin waits until she is 18 years old, things will be different.
Lou Luhui naturally understood the old brigade commander's thoughts, but he really didn't want to get involved in this muddy water.
He was sure that if he agreed, whether he could get on the bed when he got home was another matter. His little wife looked sweet and soft, but she would not be vague when she showed her claws.
But Wang Lu was eyeing him covetously, so it would not be a good idea for him to refuse outright. After all, he had just been granted a few days' leave. Thinking of this, Lou Luhui coughed twice and said, "Hey, Wang Lu, why don't you ask your brother-in-law about this matter? He's the boss, and I'll listen to him."
Chen Gang, who had just come in with the documents in his hand, subconsciously felt that something was wrong when he heard these inexplicable words.
So he pretended not to hear it and handed the report in his hand to Brigade Leader Wang: "Brigade Commander, the information of several art troupes in nearby farms that you asked me to collect is all here. Take a look and tell me which one you need to contact. I will arrange it right away."
Wang Lu waved his hand: "Don't worry about this, I have something to tell you."
He repeated what he had just said, and at the end he added: "I was just giving a suggestion, but that brat Lu Hui insisted that you were the boss and wanted to ask you something."
Hearing this, Chen Gang smiled and glanced at his shameless brother-in-law, then turned back calmly. After thinking for a few seconds, he smiled and said, "Wang Lu, it's like this. As a brother-in-law, it's really not easy for us to ask about this. How about this, you can first mention it to Lin Kun and Lin Yao. Third sister is only 17 years old after the Chinese New Year. I remember that Lin Kun will be 23 after the Chinese New Year, and Lin Yao will be 21, right? They may not be able to accept such a big age difference. If they don't want to, I will tell my family first. Wouldn't that make it difficult for us women?"
After hearing this, Lou Luhui secretly gave Lao Chen a thumbs up, saying that the political commissar was very thoughtful and there was nothing wrong with him.
Sure enough, Wang Lu thought about it seriously, and after a moment he waved his hand: "You are right, we are the men, we have to express our stance first, I will call the boys later and ask them to come back for the New Year, you guys go ahead and do your work."
“.”
"A bottle of Moutai is hidden in your house." After leaving the house, Chen Gang took advantage of the situation to rob.
Lou Luhui smiled softly: "Okay."
In fact, he had thought of that set of words just now, but he was worried that if Lin Kun or Lin Yao really agreed, it would not end well, so he did not say it.
Of course, he is not completely black-hearted. If something really went wrong, he would come forward and explain it to Wang Lu. As for his family, he could only trouble his brother-in-law to put out the fire. He did not want to be troubled by his wife.
I think Lao Chen also knew what he was thinking, so he gave him a bottle of Moutai in return. This thing is not easy to get.
Looks like I need to make another call to my old father.
But "Are you so sure that Lin Kun and Lin Yao disagree?"
Chen Gang curled his lips, and a friendly smile appeared on his elegant face: "How many young men nowadays can accept blind dates? In their hearts, they all yearn for the free love of progressive young people. What's more, Lin Yao is a firecracker, and his mind is on the army. I guess he hasn't figured it out yet. As for Lin Kun, that boy looks easy to talk to, but he is actually hard-hearted. We bet that before the New Year, he will definitely find a perfect excuse to refuse to come back for the New Year."
Lou Lu refused outright: "No gambling!"
Chen Gang said "tsk" with a look of regret on his face. He originally wanted to win another bottle of Moutai.
In the evening, when the family, plus Zhou Jianshe, sat at the table to eat again, Chen Gang announced a good news: "On New Year's Eve, the art troupe from a nearby farm will come to perform. If you want to watch, I'll reserve a seat for you."
"Is there an art troupe on the farm?" Tian Mi swallowed the food in his mouth, a little curious.
Lou Luhui put another piece of abalone meat into his wife's bowl: "Yes, there is, but the scale is not large. This year, the provincial art troupe did not perform with our troops."
"Well, what performances are there?"
"Singing, dancing, poetry recitation, it's almost the same every year, want to see it?"
Tian Mi nodded: "It doesn't matter anyway." Just think of it as watching the Spring Festival Gala, at least it creates an atmosphere.
Chen Gang was feeding his chubby daughter on his lap. Hearing this, he smiled and said, "It should be more interesting this year." As he spoke, he glanced meaningfully at Zhou Jianshe, who was working hard and sweating profusely.
Zhou Jianshe rolled his eyes: "I'm on duty on New Year's Eve."
Tian Mi blinked: "What do you mean?"
"Let's have a social gathering. There are many bachelors in the army. Brigade Commander Wang and Political Commissar Liu arranged this event, probably to give young men and women a chance."
After hearing this, the women in the house all stared at the only bachelor with gossipy eyes.
Zhou Jianshe. What does it have to do with him
Lou Luhui patted his old friend on the shoulder and said, "Don't reject it. What if you meet the right person? Look, your sister-in-law and I were introduced by our eldest sister, right?"
Zhou Jianshe slapped his hand away and said, "Get lost. It's fine if you fooled me before, but who are you trying to fool now? Don't you think I don't know that you fell in love with my sister-in-law at first sight and later married her home in a roundabout way? At that time, I wanted to take a closer look at the photo, but you wouldn't let me."
As soon as these words came out, everyone at the table burst into laughter: "Haha."
"Why do I feel that Zhou Jianshe is somewhat resistant to getting married? Does he have someone he likes?" On the way home at night, the couple walked hand in hand in the dark.
"Probably not. We have known each other since childhood."
"Then why is he so resistant? Is he a non-marriage person?" So cool
There was a layer of ice under their feet, so Lou Luhui pulled his wife around it before replying, "He also went on a few blind dates in the past few years, but he never slept a wink each time. Maybe he doesn't believe in blind dates anymore."
Hmm. It's not easy to persuade people about this kind of thing. Tian Mi is just curious. She won't express her opinions on other people's views on marriage and mate selection. That's their private matter.
After returning home, the two washed up and lay down on the kang bed, chatting aimlessly.
"Shall we buy a radio?"
The kang was so warm. Tian Mi felt that as long as she stayed at home, winter in the north was much more comfortable than in the south.
Just now, after taking a shower, she lay down, feeling drowsy again. Hearing this, she yawned, "You want to listen? If you want to listen, just buy it."
Lou Luhui chuckled: "I bought it for you. You are stuck at home now and it is difficult to go out to play. You must be bored, right?"
In fact, Tian Mi felt that it would be okay for her to go into the sea with her current health condition. After all, she had done it so many times before and she and her child were both fine.
But after knowing that you are pregnant, your mentality is different.
Not to mention that her husband and relatives spoiled her, she even felt restrained in doing things herself, and dared not take action with a sense of responsibility.
What if
So she has decided to try not to go into the sea before the baby is born.
If you think about it this way, you might get really bored.
It's just "What's on the radio?"
"Probably news, crosstalk, stories and operas?"
Tian Mi yawned again, thinking about the family's thick savings, and said casually: "It's okay to buy one, but we still have to pay attention to the news and current affairs."
Hearing this, Lou Lu replied, "I'll call my dad later and ask him to get us a good one from Beijing, and have our comrades bring it back after the Chinese New Year."
Tian Mi was already accustomed to her husband asking his parents-in-law for favors. She just tried her best to return the favor to her elders, so she hummed and closed her eyes in tiredness.
"Are you sleepy?" Lou Luhui tightened his arms around his wife, and carefully placed his other hand on his wife's belly, and then his movements became stiff.
"Well"
"Tiantian? Why do I feel like you're starting to show your pregnancy?" Before he could finish his words, he felt the slightly bulging belly in his palm suddenly shrink back, and Lou Lu subconsciously looked up at her.
Tian Mi had already opened her eyes and stared at the man expressionlessly. She said coldly, "Is it possible that I ate too much? Or do you mean that I'm fat?"
The man rolled his Adam's apple and his scalp began to feel numb. It didn't feel very good.
The next day.
When the wake-up call rang, Tian Xin immediately got out of bed and made breakfast.
A few days ago, she plucked up the courage to consult Dr. Mei, who specializes in gynecology, on how to regulate the body of pregnant women.
Now that her sisters are pregnant, she hopes she can be of some help.
She had almost no time during the day and might not be able to come back on time at night, so she made an agreement with her eldest sister that she would be responsible for making breakfast for the whole family every morning, so that at least her eldest sister could sleep a little longer.
Of course, I have to bring my second sister and brother-in-law along as well.
Not only did my eldest and second sisters disagree at the beginning, even my eldest and second brothers-in-law were unwilling to do so.
But she wanted to help, she wanted to repay her sisters, so she stood up to them for once.
Fortunately, she finally got it. Even if she only needed to take care of her eldest and second sisters after they finished their confinement, she was very happy.
"Third sister." Chen Gang was about to go out for morning exercise. When he passed by the kitchen, he saw the little girl kneading dough with a happy expression and calling out to her with a smile.
He really feels good about his wife's two younger sisters, including the fourth sister, whom he has never met and only talked to on the phone.
Apart from being taught by their father-in-law when he/she found time to spare, these girls were almost raised in a wild way. Although their personalities were different, their essence was the same.
Have a righteous heart!
Tian Xin turned around: "Brother-in-law? What's wrong?"
Chen Gang: "Nothing, just the performance of the cultural troupe tomorrow night. If you have good friends who want to watch it, tell me or your second brother-in-law, and we will reserve a seat for you."
There were nearly 10,000 troops, and only a small number of them went back home for the New Year, so they were all crowded together to watch the performance. Except for the first dozen or so rows, there was really nothing to see in the back.
Hearing her brother-in-law's words, Tian Xin immediately responded with a smile: "I see, thank you, brother-in-law. After breakfast, I will go to the dormitory to ask."
Chen Gang nodded: "Just tell me before tonight."
".good!"
(End of this chapter)